Fort Worth firefighter injured, apartments destroyed in fire early Saturday

Fourteen people were displaced and six to eight apartment units were destroyed in a fire early Saturday, officials with the Fort Worth Fire Department said.
Fire crews were dispatched to the apartment complex in the 2800 block of Las Vegas Trail at around 2:30 a.m., according to a post on the fire department's Facebook.
Heavy fire was coming from the first and second floors of the apartment complex and a working fire was declared, officials said.
At the same time crews were battling the blaze, overnight storms intensified, bringing heavy rains and wind along with lightning, officials said.
The weather conditions led the incident commander to call a second alarm on the fire, according to the post.
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During fire suppression operations, an overhanging roof fell on top of a Fort Worth firefighter, who was quickly pulled from the wreckage and taken by ambulance to a hospital, according to the post.The firefighter was discharged from the hospital later Saturday, officials said.
A resident of the complex was also injured, but was treated on the scene by paramedics.
The American Red Cross responded to the scene to provide aid to the displaced residents, officials said.

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